Top 100 wines of Costa Toscana

Discover the top 100 best wines of Costa Toscana of Costa Toscana as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Costa Toscana and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Costa Toscana

The wine region of Costa Toscana is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Duemani or the Domaine Duemani produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Costa Toscana are Sangiovese, Vermentino and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Costa Toscana often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or red currant and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, cinnamon or cheese.

In the mouth of Costa Toscana is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 62 estates and châteaux in the of Costa Toscana, producing 128 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Costa Toscana go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Costa Toscana

wines from the region of Costa Toscana go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, braised lamb with peppers or chicken breast with curry and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Costa Toscana

On the nose in the region of Costa Toscana often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or red currant and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, cinnamon or cheese. In the mouth in the region of Costa Toscana is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Costa Toscana

Champagne 2022 harvest: yield set is highest in over a decade

This is the highest level set since the 2008 vintage, and comes off the back of continued sales growth of Champagne around the world. It is in stark contrast to the 2020 vintage, which was set at 8,000kg per hectare, one of the lowest yields set in recent years, following both drought and a vast drop in consumer demand during the pandemic, which saw sales drop by 18%. In 2021, Champagne experienced one of its most difficult growing seasons for many years, with frost, hail, rain and disease wreak ...

Drought emergency declared in northern Italy

Severe drought in northern Italy has led to the country’s government declaring a state of emergency in several regions, including Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. Funds of €36.5m (£31m) would be made available to these regions for drought relief, the government said. Agriculture body Coldiretti said last week that the Po river, which flows across northern Italy to the Adriatic Sea, was almost unrecognisable. Drought in the Po Valley threatened around 30% of n ...

Australian wine exports fall as China tariffs bite  

Australian wine exports dropped by 19% to A$2.08bn in the year to 30 June, said trade body Wine Australia this week. While exports to some countries rose, notably the US, the group’s report for the 2021-22 financial year offered fresh insight into a slide in shipments to China. Mainland China imposed varying import tariffs ranging from 116% to more than 200% on Australian bottled wines from late 2020 onwards. Exports to China, including Hong Kong and Macau, dropped by 74% in the 12 months to 30 ...